úasal
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *ouxselos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃ewps-. Cognate with Welsh uchel, Old Breton uchel (Breton uhel), and with Ancient Greek ὕψι (húpsi, “on high, aloft”) and ὑψηλός (hupsēlós, “high, lofty”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈuːa̯sal/
Adjective
úasal (comparative úaisliu, superlative uaislem)
Inflection
Note: declined as an i-stem in the plural.
| singular | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | úasal | úasal | úasal |
| vocative | úasail* úasal** | ||
| accusative | úasal | úasail | |
| genitive | úasail | úaisle | úasail |
| dative | úasal | úasail | úasal |
| plural | masculine | feminine/neuter | |
| nominative | úaisli | úaisli | |
| vocative | úaisli úaisli† | ||
| accusative | úaisli úaisli† | ||
| genitive | úasal | ||
| dative | úaislib | ||
*modifying a noun whose vocative is different from its nominative
**modifying a noun whose vocative is identical to its nominative
† not when substantivized
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Noun
úasal ? (nominative plural uaisle)
- lofty place
- noble
Inflection
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | úasal | úasalL | úaisliH |
| vocative | úasal | úasalL | úaisliH |
| accusative | úasalN | úasalL | úaisliH |
| genitive | úasloH, úaslaH | úasloH, úaslaH | úaisleN |
| dative | úasalL | úaislib | úaislib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| úasal (pronounced with /h/ in h-prothesis environments) |
úasal | n-úasal |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “úasal”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language